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Book SynopsisThe Immigration Law Handbook brings together the key materials relevant to Immigration and Asylum Law in one volume, providing an essential reference tool for those working in the area. Key changes in this edition include updates relating to the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, and changes to the Rules resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.Table of ContentsStatutes Procedure Rules and Practice Directions Immigration Rules Statutory Instruments European Materials International Materials

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Book SynopsisThe Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Act 2004 substantially revised the immigration appeal system, with the previous two-tier system being fused into the new Asylum and Immigration Tribunal. Where a party wishes to challenge a decision of the Tribunal, they must show it has made an ''error of law'' in order to access a new review procedure. Subsequent appeal rights to the Court of Appeal are dependent on the exhaustion of these new remedies. The complexity of the legislation, and the strict new time limits, can present practitioners with real practical challenges.This new handbook applies substantive asylum and human rights law to the difficult practical problems encountered by practitioners in the wake of the new legislation. Key areas covered include challenges to credibility and document authenticity, disputed nationality cases, Article 3 cases based on medical grounds, and certified cases. The text covers all relevant law, practice, and procedure in a user-friendTable of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Asylum ; History of the Refugee Convention ; Implementation of Convention in UK law ; Article 1A(2) - introduction ; Well-founded fear of persecution ; Persecution ; Causation 'for reasons of' ; 'Convention reason' ; Internal relocation ; Article 1C - cessation ; Article 1D - UNRWA ; Article 1F - exclusion of undeserving individuals ; Practice and Procedure note ; 3. Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights ; Application of the Convention by the domestic courts and the use of Stasbourg jurisprudence ; Article 3 and the Burden and Standard of Proof ; Inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment ; Torture ; Spectrum of Article 3 cases and the scope for state action ; State protection and non-state actors ; Medical conditions and insufficiency of treatment ; Suicide risk ; Destitution/ refusal of asylum support ; Dispersal ; Practice and Procedure Note ; Practice and Procedure Note ; 4. Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights ; Rights protected ; Burden and standard of proof ; Appeals ; Practice and Procedure Note ; Practice and Procedure Note ; 5. Other Human Rights Articles potentially applicable in the asylum and human rights context ; Introduction ; Article 2 ; Article 4 ; Article 5 ; Article 6 ; Article 7 ; Article 9 ; Article 10 ; Article 12 & 14 ; Article 8 & 14 ; Practice and Procedure Note ; 6. Rights of Appeal ; Old Rights of Appeal ; The Current Appeals System ; Rights of Appeal ; Grounds of Appeal ; Exceptions and Limitations ; In country and out of country appeal rights ; The one-stop procedure ; Suspensory effect of pending appeals ; Jurisdiction - powers of the Tribunal ; Appeals from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal ; Practice and Procedure Note ; 7. Certification and Removal ; Third country certification - Dublin Convention and safe third country certification ; Third country certification ; Dublin convention certification ; Clearly unfounded certification - section 94, 2002 Act ; Earlier right of appeal certification - section 96 Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ; National security - section 97 Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ; Grounds of public good - s98 ; Certification under the 2006 Act - Refugee Convention Certification - s55 ; Fresh claims and further representations ; Removal cases - injunctions and emergency injunctions ; Practice and Procedure Note ; 8. Detention and Bail ; Introduction ; Powers to detain ; Bail ; Temporary Admission ; Fast-tracking ; Practice and Procedure Note ; Practice and Procedure Note ; 9. Future Reforms

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Book SynopsisVoluntary and Forced Migration in Latin America provides a unique comparative analysis of the migration legislations of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Mexico, thoroughly interrogating the national and regional mechanisms that facilitate both voluntary and forced migration, and affect migrant and refugee rights.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewContesting Citizenship carefully treads a new path, inviting readers to think differently about citizenship by 'hearing' and 'seeing' the acts of those who have been rendered as outsiders and strangers to citizenship. -- Engin Isin, The Open University In a cosmopolitan age, the movement of displaced people, arguably an inherent part of the human condition from time immemorial, inspires much fear among the settled. Rich in empirical detail from the United States, Australia, and France, Anne McNevin's book views 'irregular immigrants' as more than victims. Instead, she argues they are agents of changing notions of political belonging and novel understandings of citizenship. In challenging the presumed stability of 'regular' sovereign power, they are defining a new 'frontier of the political' that has massive implications for the meaning of citizenship in the contemporary world. -- John Agnew, University of California, Los Angeles, and author of Globalization and Sovereignty An innovative addition to the scholarship on citizenship... Recommended. Choice ...refreshing and particularly important... -- Stephanie J. Silverman Journal of Refugee Studies A very impressive book. Historical Materialism

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewRich and erudite, this book raises basic questions about the role and desirability of repatriation, which is important for policy as well as ethics. Beautifully written and exhaustively referenced. -- Astri Suhrke, senior researcher, Chr. Michelsen Institute Blending analytical rigor with empirical acuity, No Return, No Refuge surveys an impressive range of cases in which the suffering of refugees promotes campaigns for the 'right of return.' Rather than embrace such demands or denounce them as illusory, Adelman and Barkan examine the varying contexts in which these demands arise. They then propose realistic ways of understanding these claims and alternative strategies for dealing with such situations. What is so remarkable about their book is its blend of theoretical sophistication with real-world political savvy. As such, it is of interest and importance to academics and those who contend, in a practical way, with the scandal of protracted refugee situations in the world today. -- Michael R. Marrus, author of The Unwanted: European Refugees in the Twentieth Century Howard Adelman and Elazar Barkan effectively defend a compelling if not disturbing argument. They conduct a comprehensive analysis of the genealogy of repatriation and then examine five case studies to demonstrate the right of return for minority refugees is not supported in international law or practice: that it is more rite then right. They further contend that adherence to this rite is in fact condemning minority refugees to a state of limbo. The authors challenge the international community to support other solutions, such as better funding for local integration and increased opportunities for resettlement. Their stated goal is to draw attention to the well-being of refugees and the rebuilding of their lives, so generations do not continue to languish. The thoroughness of their research deserves to command such attention. A major contribution to refugee studies. -- Susan McGrath, director, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University An extremely valuable historical overview of policies of expulsion and return from 1900 to the recent past lays the groundwork for an analysis of today's most protracted and difficult refugee situations. Adelman and Barkan's work is a must read for policymakers and scholars alike. -- Susan Martin, Georgetown University ...It is a compelling read for government officials of host countries who are responsible for internal migration, UN workers engage in international migration, repatriation and return as well as academics, researchers and students with keen interest on exploring alternative routes of finding lasting solutions to the global forced migration problem. -- Veronica Flynn Journal of Internal Displacement The authors advance important and evidence-based arguments and identify issues that need to be disaggregated, considered and debated by those who care about the minorities who remain in a purgatory of the displaced. -- Paul White International Journal of Refugee Law ... Political science at its best. -- Lavinia Stan, St. Francis Xavier University The European Legacy

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book recovers the complexity of immigration and government efforts to govern it. One of the most exciting and well-written books on the subject. -- Saskia Sassen, author of Territory, Authority, Rights: From Medieval to Global Assemblages An ambitious and sophisticated account of how U.S. law treats the most vulnerable among us. -- David Cole, author of Enemy Aliens: Double Standards and Constitutional Freedoms in the War on Terrorism What does the Emancipation Proclamation have to do with the Patriot Act, or Jim Crow with Bush Administration memos about immigration enforcement? Why have Democrats been tougher than Republicans on 'border control,' and how did a Haitian-born, naturalized U.S. citizen's loss of 'the right to have rights' foreshadow Arizona's controversial profiling law? In an even-handed tone, Philip Kretsedemas answers these and other surprising questions. His book challenges thoughtful readers of all political positions to rethink their assumptions about immigration--and immigrants--and to ask what it really means to be part of twenty-first-century America. -- Mark Dow, author of American Gulag: Inside U.S. Immigration Prisons Even though comprehensive immigration reform has become a political football over the last few decades, there are only a few Americans who understand the evolution of immigration legal policy within the United States over the course of our history. Kretsedemas takes the reader on a sobering narrative history of immigration policy in America in modern times. His book is a must-read for anyone seeking to overhaul our flawed immigration policies. -- Arsalan Iftikhar, international human rights lawyer, global media commentator, and managing editor of The Crescent Post You can gain much insight on these and other issues relating to immigration through this book for which the author done much research and reflects his prior acquired knowledge and insight. This is a must-read for anyone who seeks to understand theU.S.immigration dilemma. -- Sonu Chandiram BizIndia A sophisticated, clear-eyed analysis and critique of the limits of our current understandings of immigration policy... Kretsedemas has made a significant contribution... Highly recommended. American Journal of Sociology This thought-provoking book would fit in well in graduate courses on twentieth-century North American immigration history, as well as political science courses on migration and citizenship. Journal of American Ethnic HistoryTable of ContentsList of Tables Preface 1. Introduction: An Untimely Intervention on the U.S. Immigration Debate Puzzling Evidence: The Contradictions of Immigration Enforcement and the Politics of Immigration Policy Immigrants and State Power: On the Margins of the Law 2. A Different Kind of Immigration, a New Kind of Statelessness Almost Stateless: Migrant Marginality in an Era of "Nonimmigration" Policing Professional-Class Migrant Workers Racial-Ethnic Disparities and Nonimmigrant Flows Permutations of Statelessness 3. The Secret Life of the State On Necessity, Revolution, and the Modern State The Expansion of Executive Authority Under the Modern Presidency "Populist Rebellion" and the Neoliberal State Executive Authority, Globalization, and Immigration Policy Applying Executive Discretion to Immigration Enforcement 4. Concerned Citizens, Local Exclusions: Local Immigration Laws and the Legacy of Jim Crow Local Enforcement and Local Immigration Laws: The Policy Context Segregation or Coercive Integration? The Political Dynamics and Outcomes of Local Exclusionary Laws Interpreting the Law: Egalitarian Norms/Inegalitarian Practices Racial Disparities, Local Enforcement, and the Silence of the Law 5. Race, Nation, Immigration: Stranded at the Crossroads of Liberal Thought Beyond the Limits of the Law Cultural Pluralism, Ethnicity Theory, and the Problem of Laissez-Faire Racism Unlikely Convergences: Liberal Multiculturalism and Cultural Conservatism Looking Beyond the Cultural Primordialist vs. Social Constructionist Divide The Immigrant as an Agent of Transformation A Nietzschean Critique of "Race Thinking" The Problem with Practicality Rethinking the Nation: A New American Dilemma 6. Conclusion: The Immigration Crucible Immigration Policy and Enforcement Under the Obama Administration Immigration Policy, National Identity, and the Limits of Executive Authority Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn this rich study, Roxana Barbulescu examines the transformation of state-led immigrant integration in two relatively new immigration countries in Western Europe: Italy and Spain. The book is comparative in approach and seeks to explain states'' immigrant integration strategies across national, regional, and city-level decision and policy making. Barbulescu argues that states pursue no one-size-fits-all strategy for the integration of migrants, but rather simultaneously pursue multiple strategies that vary greatly for different groups. Two main integration strategies stand out. The first one targets non-European citizens and is assimilationist in character and based on interventionist principles according to which the government actively pursues the inclusion of migrants. The second strategy targets EU citizens and is a laissez-faire scenario where foreigners enjoy rights and live their entire lives in the host country without the state or the local authorities seeking their integrTrade Review“Migrant Integration in a Changing Europe is a smart, insightful, and original take on the state’s role in the process of immigrant integration. Supported by extensive evidence drawn from the Italian and Spanish cases, it challenges the prevailing scholarly wisdom in arguing that immigration integration strategies significantly vary across time, immigrant groups, and levels of government while offering compelling reasons for these variations." —Anthony M. Messina, John R. Reitemeyer Professor of Political Science, Trinity College -- Anthony M. Messina, John R. Reitemeyer Professor, Trinity College“The vast literature on immigrant integration in Western democracies assumes that states pursue coherent policies that they apply to all foreign nationals. Roxana Barbulescu challenges such simplistic views by showing that immigrant integration policies differ strikingly. This book is essential reading for all those who want to understand immigrant integration policies.” —Rainer Bauböck, Chair in Social and Political Theory, European University Institute, Florence"Debates on migrant integration in Europe have for too long dwelt on the 'models' of northwest Europe, often reifying national culture differences. Migrant Integration in a Changing Europe illustrates the way Italy and Spain have pioneered integration through differentiation, undermining normative conceptions of citizenship. The study represents an important analytical advance in comparative migration studies." —Adrian Favell, Chair in Sociology and Social Theory at the University of Leeds"Migrant Integration in a Changing Europe examines the critically important topic of immigrant integration in the new immigration countries of Italy and Spain and fills a significant gap in the literature. It reveals that previous scholarship in this area has used too broad a brush in describing and theorizing immigrant integration. This is a must read for immigration scholars as well as for those interested in public policy cross-nationally." —Kitty Calavita, Chancellor's Professor Emerita of Criminology, Law and Society, University of California, IrvineTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Immigrant Integration and the State 2. Migration in Italy and Spain and Integration Outcomes 3. Varieties of denizenship or on the importance of (not) being an EU citizen 4. To integrate or not to integrate: when and for whom do states pursue integration? Conclusion Annex

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Book SynopsisDiscussions on U.S. border enforcement have traditionally focused on the highly charged U.S.-Mexico boundary, inadvertently obscuring U.S.-Caribbean relations and the concerning asylum and detention policies unfolding there. Boats, Borders, and Bases offers the missing, racialized histories of the U.S. detention system and its relationship to the interception and detention of Haitian and Cuban migrants. It argues that the U.S. response to Cold War Caribbean migrations actually established the legal and institutional basis for contemporary migration and detention and border deterrent practices in the U.S. This book promises to make a significant contribution to a truer understanding of the history and geography of the U.S. detention system overall.Trade Review"Although this book makes a much-needed contribution to critical geography, migration, race, criminology, and legal scholarship, it also nicely complements recent work-like From Deportation to Prison: The Politics of Immigration Enforcement in Post-Civil Rights America, which seek to identify the rise of migrant detention throughout the US. This book takes that task one step further by theorizing spaces and processes of deterrence and detention beyond the interior of the US while making an even broader contribution to research on multijurisdictional patchworks." * International Criminal Justice Review *"Long-neglected by scholars of mass incarceration and migration alike, the U.S. immigration detention system is attracting increasing concern and media attention in the Trump era. Much of this coverage, however, lacks historical context. A majority of scholarship on migrant detention focuses on the explosive growth of the system since 9/11 and on the US-Mexico border as a primary enforcement site. Boats, Borders, and Bases contributes to an emerging body of scholarship that fills gaps in these narratives by illuminating the deeper and less visible Cold War and Caribbean roots of the contemporary detention system." * Criminal Law & Criminal Justice Books *"A book with an urgent ethical and legal purpose." * Religious Studies Review *Table of Contents Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction PART ONE. RACE AND THE COLD WAR GEOPOLITICS OF MIGRATION CONTROL 1. “America’s ‘Boat People’” Cold War Geopolitics of Refuge 2. Militarizing Migration The Politics of Asylum and Deterrence PART TWO. BUILDING THE WORLD’S LARGEST DETENTION SYSTEM 3. “Not a Prison” Building a Deportation Hub in Oakdale, Louisiana 4. “Uncle Sam Has a Long Arm” War and the Making of Deterrent Landscapes PART THREE. EXPANDING THE WORLD’S LARGEST DETENTION SYSTEM 5. Safe Haven The Creation of an Off shore Detention Archipelago 6. Onshore Expansion Consolidating Deterrence through Criminalization and Expulsion 7. Post-9/11 Policing Back to the Future Coda Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisAt publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, the UC Press open access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Protect, Serve, and Deport exposes the on-the-ground workings of local immigration enforcement in Nashville, Tennessee. Between 2007 and 2012, Nashville's local jail participated in an immigration enforcement program called 287(g), which turned jail employees into immigration officers who identified over ten thousand removable immigrants for deportation. The vast majority of those identified for removal were not serious criminals, but Latino residents arrested by local police for minor violations. Protect, Serve, and Deport explains how local politics, state laws, institutional policies, and police practices work together to deliver immigrants into an expanding federal deportation system, conveying powerful messages about race, citizenship, and belonging.Trade Review"This stellar volume cements Armenta’s status as an expert ethnographer working at the intersection of the sociology of critical criminology, law and society, and immigration. Academics and non-academics, graduate and under-graduate students alike will find in this text a readable and eminently troubling portrait of immigrant life in the deportation nation, a story deftly told through the clear-eyed and empathetic vision of one of the field’s rising stars." * Theoretical Criminology *"Should be required reading for anyone interested in understanding what happens when local police facilitate mass deportation." * Law & Society Review *"Amada Armenta’s Protect, Serve, and Deport makes a notable contribution to this burgeoning scholarship by tracing the adoption, rollout, and consequences of the 287(g) program in Davidson County, Tennessee . . . [it] is particularly timely and highly relevant to scholars researching immigrant criminalization, policing, or color-blind racism." * American Journal of Sociology *"Armenta provides us with a rich ethnography of immigration policing in Nashville that is so insightful that it will also be of interest to scholars working on immigration enforcement, bordering practices, racial profiling, discretion, and policing in many other settings. It is truly a stellar book that should become mandatory reading on any syllabus or comprehensive exam list in border criminology and critical police studies in the United States and beyond." * Border Criminologies *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Who Polices Immigration? 2. Setting Up the Local Deportation Regime 3. Being Proactive: On the Streets in Southeast Nashville 4. Seeing and Not Seeing Immigration: Immigrant Outreach in an Era of Proactive Policing 5. Inside the Jail: Processing Immigrants for Removal 6. Punishing Illegality Conclusion Appendix: Fieldwork FAQs Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisCitizenship presents two faces. Within a political community, it stands for inclusion and universalism, but to outsiders, citizenship means exclusion. Examining alienage and alienage law, this book explores the dilemmas of inclusion and exclusion inherent in the practices and institutions of citizenship in liberal democratic societies.Trade Review"The Citizen and the Alien represents a crucial contribution to an intensifying but theoretically ungrounded debate on the sustainability of currently defined democratic principles in an era of extensive transnational migration."--Marketa Rulikova, Central European Journal of International and Security StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi CHAPTER 1: Divided Citizenships 1 CHAPTER 2: Defining Citizenship: Substance, Locations, and Subjects 17 CHAPTER 3: The Difference That Alienage Makes 37 CHAPTER 4: Constitutional Citizenship through the Prism of Alienage 77 CHAPTER 5: Borders, Domestic Work, and the Ambiguities of Citizenship 102 CHAPTER 6: Separate Spheres Citizenship and Its Conundrums 122 Notes 141 Index 215

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Theodore Saloutos Book Award, Immigration and Ethnic History Society""Winner of the Frances Richardson Keller-Sierra Prize, Western Association of Women Historians""Immigrants’ struggles to live and flourish in the United States aren’t only about the border, Sarah Coleman demonstrates in this comprehensive examination of immigration politics since 1965."---Elizabeth Palmer, The Christian Century"The complex thicket of political divisions over immigration policy, whose origins in the late twentieth century Coleman so ably analyzes, remain largely intact. For those eager to advance the cause of immigrant rights, or for anyone who wants to understand the historical roots of the current political landscape, The Walls Within should be required reading."---Ruth Milkman, Dissent"Coleman provides valuable historical perspective on how the politics of immigration control has resulted in dire consequences for millions of immigrants and transformed the US into a country in which the benefits of citizenship are denied to a significant population living legally within its borders. . . . Recommended." * Choice Reviews *"The virtue of Coleman’s book is its thick descriptive account of the to-and-fro struggle between liberals and conservatives and her appreciation of the variety of contingent realities that made outcomes difficult to predict."---Peter Kivisto, Ethnic and Racial Studies

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A provocative intervention that challenges the popular and scholarly understandings of institutional surveillance on undocumented immigrants. . . . valuable, nuanced, and insightful. . . . This important book will surely support the societal inclusion of undocumented immigrants by illuminating and interfering in the inequalities of laws and policies."---Oscar R. Cornejo Casares, Law & Society Review"Engage and Evade is an interdisciplinary study at the intersection of sociology, political science and law, which makes a significant contribution to the fields of migration and surveillance studies."---P. Arun, International Migration Review"Engage and Evade, a thought-provoking study of how undocumented immigrants contend with surveillance, sheds light on why the vast majority of undocumented immigrants follow the law: they were also law-abiding in their home countries and now seek social inclusion in the United States, where they are making a life for their families. . . . Engage and Evade is sociology at its finest."---Richard Mora, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity"Asad challenges the conventional notion that undocumented immigrants in the United States hide in the shadows, fearful of all forms of institutional authority. Rather, he persuasively argues, many engage selectively and rationally with both law enforcement and service institutions such as schools, hospitals and health clinics, and organizations that provide social assistance."---Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs"[A]dmirable is Asad’s intimate familiarity with the narratives, sentiments, and aspirations Latino immigrants express as they make [a] life in the United States"---Aaron Arredondo, Ethnic and Racial Studies"Beyond portraying immigrants in the workplace as workers or households as parents alone, Asad explores what it means to be wholly human . . . In [Engage and Evade], it is beautiful to see immigrants subjectivities centralized in the analysis of their everyday decisions and behaviors related to institutional interactions. . . . [A] must-read."---Stephanie Canizales, Social Forces

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Best Book Award, American Political Science Association""Undesirable Immigrants provides novel evidence of structural inequalities and racism in the international migration system, and engages in important discussions about its origins and transformations."---Jehonathan Ben, Ethnic and Racial Studies

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Best Book Award, American Political Science Association""Undesirable Immigrants provides novel evidence of structural inequalities and racism in the international migration system, and engages in important discussions about its origins and transformations."---Jehonathan Ben, Ethnic and Racial Studies

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Book SynopsisThe politics of punishment meet labour exploitation in this new analysisTrade Review'This book is an illuminating interrogation into captive labour, disposable workforce and state harm. Grasping the intricacies of labour, immigration, capital and criminalisation, this thought-provoking work will revolutionise our understanding of the carceral state' -- Fidelis Chebe, Director, Migrant Action'A magnificent piece of scholarship. It is eloquently written, meticulously researched and filled with profound insights: an instant classic' -- Dr David Scott, The Open University and author of 'For Abolition''A brilliant study of carceral labour as a form of neoliberal statecraft with deep historical roots that haunt it today' -- Avery F. Gordon Visiting Professor Birkbeck School of Law and author of 'The Hawthorn Archive: Letters from the Utopian Margins''Brilliant - shows how carceral labour shapes the world of work in ways that are more important than we have ever acknowledged, and adds an indispensable dimension to our understanding of capitalism. Read this book and learn how the strategies deployed in prisons and in immigration detention centres spread into labour markets in ways that discipline all of us' -- David Whyte, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Liverpool and co-editor of 'The Violence of Austerity''Compelling, compassionate and original. It highlights the hidden scandal of, and resistance to, carceral labour in the haunted environment of immigration removal centres' -- Professor Joe Sim, Liverpool John Moores University'Academically rigorous, rich in detail and makes an important contribution to our understanding of carceral labour’ -- Dr Monish Bhatia, Birkbeck, University of London'Brings debates on prison labour to a new level of theoretical sophistication, insightfully exploring its modern-day, reworked manifestations across the various spheres of the carceral state and laying bare its crucial role as a form of statecraft' -- José A. Brandariz, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology, University of A Coruna, SpainTable of ContentsTables and Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Labour Discipline and Reform 2. The Immigration Detention Estate 3. Carceral Haunting 4. Political Anatomies of Labour 5. Labour Control Regimes Conclusion Appendix: Methodological Note Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe politics of punishment meet labour exploitation in this new analysisTrade Review'This book is an illuminating interrogation into captive labour, disposable workforce and state harm. Grasping the intricacies of labour, immigration, capital and criminalisation, this thought-provoking work will revolutionise our understanding of the carceral state' -- Fidelis Chebe, Director, Migrant Action'A magnificent piece of scholarship. It is eloquently written, meticulously researched and filled with profound insights: an instant classic' -- Dr David Scott, The Open University and author of 'For Abolition''A brilliant study of carceral labour as a form of neoliberal statecraft with deep historical roots that haunt it today' -- Avery F. Gordon Visiting Professor Birkbeck School of Law and author of 'The Hawthorn Archive: Letters from the Utopian Margins''Brilliant - shows how carceral labour shapes the world of work in ways that are more important than we have ever acknowledged, and adds an indispensable dimension to our understanding of capitalism. Read this book and learn how the strategies deployed in prisons and in immigration detention centres spread into labour markets in ways that discipline all of us' -- David Whyte, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Liverpool and co-editor of 'The Violence of Austerity''Compelling, compassionate and original. It highlights the hidden scandal of, and resistance to, carceral labour in the haunted environment of immigration removal centres' -- Professor Joe Sim, Liverpool John Moores University'Academically rigorous, rich in detail and makes an important contribution to our understanding of carceral labour’ -- Dr Monish Bhatia, Birkbeck, University of London'Brings debates on prison labour to a new level of theoretical sophistication, insightfully exploring its modern-day, reworked manifestations across the various spheres of the carceral state and laying bare its crucial role as a form of statecraft' -- José A. Brandariz, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology, University of A Coruna, SpainTable of ContentsTables and Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Labour Discipline and Reform 2. The Immigration Detention Estate 3. Carceral Haunting 4. Political Anatomies of Labour 5. Labour Control Regimes Conclusion Appendix: Methodological Note Notes Index

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Book SynopsisRefugees are on the move around the globe. Prosperous nations are rapidly adjusting their laws to crack down on the so-called undeserving. Australia and Canada have each sought international reputations as humanitarian do-gooders, especially in the area of refugee admissions.Humanitarianism, Identity, and Nation traces the connections between the nation-building tradition of immigration and the challenge of admitting people who do not reflect the national interest of the twenty-first century. Catherine Dauvergne argues that in the absence of the justice standard for admitting newcomers, liberal nations instead share a humanitarian consensus about letting in needy outsiders. This consensus constrains and shapes migration law and policy. In a detailed consideration of how refugees and others in need are admitted to Australia and Canada, she links humanitarianism and national identity to explain the current shape of the law.If the problems of immigration policy wTrade ReviewCatherine Dauvergne’s study of the relationship between the migration laws of Australia and Canada and their national identities by no means sits on the uncritical side of this fence. One could say that this is due to her explicit use of critical theory. After surveying the work of liberal theorists on questions of migration, she situates herself within a critical school. She draws on Peter Fitzpatrick’s and Martha Minow’s insights regarding the dichotomous pairings and the inherent instability within liberal rights discourses and concepts (pp.25, 213). But her nuances analysis is more than a use of, or a borrowing from, the pages of critical theory. Indeed, one of the attractive features of this book is its originality. -- Jonathan Klaaren, Professor of Law, The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg * Law and Politics Book Review *The strength of Dauvergne’s book lies in its bold attempt to connect the identity construction of the nation/state to migration laws. In doing so, she shifts the discourse of migration laws from its economic framework to a humanitarian one. This book is written in a fluid and accessible style that most readers will appreciate. In conclusion, this is an insightful text that can be used effectively for teaching purposes at the senior undergraduate level in the disciplines of sociology, law, social work, and political science. This text is also an excellent resource for research projects in the area of human right and migration laws. -- Parbattie Ramsarran, Department of Sociology, York University * Canadian Ethnic Studies, Vol. 37, No.2 *Table of ContentsPart 1: Reading Migration Laws1 Introduction2 The Insights of Identity3 Nation and Migration4 Humanitarianism and IdentityPart 2: Humanitarian Admissions to Australia and Canada5 Constructing Others: The Refugee Process6 Reflecting Ourselves: The Mirror of Humanitarianism7 Identities, Rights, and Nations8 ConclusionsAppedicesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThough debates over immigration have waxed and waned in the course of American history, the importance of immigrants to the nation''s identity is imparted in civics classes, political discourse, and television and film. We are told that the United States is a nation of immigrants, built by people who came from many lands to make an even better nation. But this belief was relatively new in the twentieth century, a period that saw the establishment of immigrant quotas that endured until the Immigrant and Nationality Act of 1965. What changed over the course of the century, according to historian Robert L. Fleegler, is the rise of contributionism, the belief that the newcomers from eastern and southern Europe contributed important cultural and economic benefits to American society.Early twentieth-century immigrants from southern and eastern Europe often found themselves criticized for language and customs at odds with their new culture, but initially found greater acceptance throTrade Review"A persuasive narrative, drawing on a wide range of sources to trace the emergence, fall, and revival of the contributionist idea. Ellis Island Nation is a valuable addition to the literature on immigration debates, ethnic diversity, and national identity in twentieth-century America." * American Historical Review *"In clear, accessible language, [Fleegler] offers well-researched accounts of such topics as World War II rhetoric promoting cross-ethnic tolerance and Cold War era efforts to promote the commonalities of Judaism, Catholicism, and Protestantism." * Journal of American Culture *"Mining a vast array of cultural and political sources, Robert Fleegler has given us a sophisticated and well-researched look at how Americans in the mid-twentieth century came to recognize the contributions of Ellis Island immigrants. In doing so, they expanded the ideal of American democracy and paved the way for a modern, multicultural America. With this book, Fleegler has made his own important contribution to the academic literature of ethnic and immigration studies." * Vincent J. Cannato, author of American Passage: The History of Ellis Island *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. The Beginning of the Era of Restriction Chapter 2. Contributionism in the Prewar Period Chapter 3. The Quest for Tolerance and Unity Chapter 4. How Much Did the War Change America? Chapter 5. The Reemergence of Contributionism Chapter 6. The Cold War and Religious Unity Chapter 7. The Triumph of Contributionism Epilogue: "How great to be an American and something else as well" Notes Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisWilliam D. Lopez details the incredible strain that immigration raids place on Latino communitiesand the families and friends who must recover from their aftermath. 2020 International Latino Book Awards Winner First Place, Mariposa Award for Best First Book - Nonfiction Honorable Mention, Best Political / Current Affairs BookOn a Thursday in November 2013, Guadalupe Morales waited anxiously with her sister-in-law and their four small children. Every Latino man who drove away from their shared apartment above a small auto repair shop that day had failed to returnarrested, one by one, by ICE agents and local police. As the two women discussed what to do next, a SWAT team clad in body armor and carrying assault rifles stormed the room. As Guadalupe remembers it, The soldiers came in the house. They knocked down doors. They threw gas. They had guns. We were two women with small children . . . The kids terrified, the kids screaming.In Separated, William D. Lopez examines the lasting damagTrade ReviewLopez's book is one of the most powerful examples to date of an academic using deep study and radical empathy to indict a profoundly evil system.—New RepublicLopez's style is revolutionary. He demonstrates that an alleged criminal can be a complex human with complex human connections. His book short-circuits narratives at the root of racist policies—about good vs. bad immigrants, legal vs. illegal people—by honoring the complex web around the sinners. When brown sinners are outlawed, their loved ones become prey, too.Separated is the result of hours of interviews with those affected, offering gumshoe FOIA-heavy journalism and a deep, empathetic understanding of community.—RemezclaNo social issues collection, particularly those strong in community makeup and immigration challenges, should be without this hard-hitting survey.—Donovan's Literary ServicesTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Guadalupe, Fernanda & HildaThe Raid: Before2. Un día común y corrienteThe Raid3. The last night he ever nursed4. Se rompe la comunidadThe Raid: The hours and days after5. I hate to see them die unnecessarily6. ConclusionThe Raid: The months and years afterWorks Cited

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Book SynopsisWilliam D. Lopez details the incredible strain that immigration raids place on Latino communitiesand the families and friends who must recover from their aftermath. 2020 International Latino Book Awards Winner First Place, Mariposa Award for Best First Book - Nonfiction Honorable Mention, Best Political / Current Affairs BookOn a Thursday in November 2013, Guadalupe Morales waited anxiously with her sister-in-law and their four small children. Every Latino man who drove away from their shared apartment above a small auto repair shop that day had failed to returnarrested, one by one, by ICE agents and local police. As the two women discussed what to do next, a SWAT team clad in body armor and carrying assault rifles stormed the room. As Guadalupe remembers it, The soldiers came in the house. They knocked down doors. They threw gas. They had guns. We were two women with small children . . . The kids terrified, the kids screaming.In Separated, William D. Lopez examines the lasting damagTrade ReviewLopez's book is one of the most powerful examples to date of an academic using deep study and radical empathy to indict a profoundly evil system.—New RepublicLopez's style is revolutionary. He demonstrates that an alleged criminal can be a complex human with complex human connections. His book short-circuits narratives at the root of racist policies—about good vs. bad immigrants, legal vs. illegal people—by honoring the complex web around the sinners. When brown sinners are outlawed, their loved ones become prey, too.Separated is the result of hours of interviews with those affected, offering gumshoe FOIA-heavy journalism and a deep, empathetic understanding of community.—RemezclaNo social issues collection, particularly those strong in community makeup and immigration challenges, should be without this hard-hitting survey.—Donovan's Literary ServicesTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Guadalupe, Fernanda & HildaThe Raid: Before2. Un día común y corrienteThe Raid3. The last night he ever nursed4. Se rompe la comunidadThe Raid: The hours and days after5. I hate to see them die unnecessarily6. ConclusionThe Raid: The months and years afterWorks Cited

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Book SynopsisThis volume presents a comprehensive, unbiased, and easily accessible review of U.S. immigration reform, and explains why reform efforts have resulted in the current state of political deadlock over the issue in the United States Congress.Comprising seven chapters, Immigration Reform: A Reference Handbook surveys the complex topic for high school, undergraduate, and general readers. Chapter 1 gives the historical background to current immigration reform efforts, concentrating on the period from 1965 to date. Chapter 2 discusses problems and controversies, and the proposed solutions to them. Chapter 3 consists of eight original essays contributed by other scholars, complementing the perspective and expertise of the author. Chapter 4 profiles major organizations and people who, as stakeholders in the politics of immigration reform, drive the agenda on the issue. Chapter 5 presents data and documents on the topic, giving readers the ability to analyze the facts. Chapter 6 prTrade ReviewImmigration Reform is a good place to start for readers and researchers new to the topic, and it provides the necessary resources to look deeper into immigration issues. * Booklist *Aimed at college and public libraries, this valuable handbook would also be useful to high school students preparing research papers and critical thinking material for debates. Glossary. Index. Timeline. . . Highly Recommended. * School Library Connection *Table of ContentsPreface, 1 Background and History, Introduction, Forerunners to Current U.S. Legal Immigration Law, The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, The 1980 Refugee Act, The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986, IMMACT, 1990, The Terrorist Attacks of 9/11 and the American Response, The USA Patriot Act, Creating the Department of Homeland Security and Dissolving the INS, Reform Actions Taken by the Obama Administration, Deferred Action, Immigration Reform, Border Control, Reform Actions of the Trump Administration, The Travel Ban, DACA Annulment, Conclusion, References, 2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions, Introduction, Groupthink in the Aftermath of 9/11, Management Problems of Immigration Policy Implementation, Civil Liberties and Privacy versus Immigration Control, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Gerrymandering and the Immigration Reform Deadlock, Changes in Immigration Policy from the Obama to Trump Administrations, The Travel Ban Controversy, Business Needs versus Security Concerns in Visa Application Processing, Adverse Economic Impact of Visa-Tightening Procedures, The Impact of Federal, State, and Local Government Relations, The Brain Drain Problem, Immigration Concerns and Their Impact on Social Security, Conclusion, References, 3 Perspectives, Introduction, Immigration Reform Legislation of 1987: Lessons from the Past, Berkley Bedell, with Kenneth Bedell Comprehensive Immigration Reform from the Conservative Perspective, Chuck Larson Refugee Resettlement as Seen through the Eyes of a Volunteer ESL Teacher, Marty Liddy True to Our Origins: The Democratic Party and Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Ryan Macoubrie Immigration Reform Dysfunction: Why Reform Does Not Happen, Tim Magrath How Communities Can Meet the Immigration Challenge, Ali Noorani All Souls Unitarian/Universalist Church: Why We Became a Sanctuary Church, Rev. Nori Rost 4 Profiles, Introduction, Organizations, Al Qaeda, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), American Conservative Union (ACU), American Immigration Control Foundation (AICF), American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF), American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Americans for Prosperity, Association of Patriotic Arab Americans in the Military (APAAM), Border Policy Research Institute (BPRI), Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Business Roundtable, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), Center for American Progress (CAP), Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), Center for Migration Studies (CMS), Center for Privacy and Technology Policy (CPTP), Center for the Study of Hate Crimes and Extremism, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), Congressional Research Service (CRS), Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), Free Congress Foundation (now American Opportunity Foundation), Freedom Works, Government Accountability Office (GAO), Heritage Foundation, Human Rights First, , National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), National Immigration Forum (NIF), National Immigration Law Center, National Rifle Association (NRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Pew Hispanic Center (PHC), Rand Corporation, United States Customs and Border Protection (USCBP), United We Dream, Voto Latino, People, Bush, George W. (1946– ), Carter, James (Jimmy) Earl, Jr. (1924), Chertoff, Michael (1953– ), Clinton, William Jefferson (1946– ), Conyers, John (1929– ), Durbin, Richard "Dick" (1944– ), Ferguson, Bob (1965– ), Gonzales, Alberto (1955– ), Goodlatte, Bob (1952– ), Graham, Lindsey (1955– ), Guitierrez, Luis (1953– ), Hanen, Andrew (1953– ), Hatch, Orrin (1934– ), Herman, Susan N. (na– ), Hetfield, Mark (1967– ), Jackson-Lee, Sheila (na– ), Jean-Pierre, Karine (1977– ), Jimenez, Cristina (na– ), Johnson, Jeh (1957– ), Johnson, Lyndon B. (1908–1973), Kelly, John F. (1950– ), Kennedy, Edward (1932–2009), Kerwin, Don (na– ), Koch, Charles (1935– ), Koch, David (1940– ), Krikorian, Mark (1961– ), Kumar, Maria Teresa (1974– ), Levin, Brian (na– ), Lieberman, Joseph (1942– ), McCain, John (1936–2018), McConnell, Mitch (1942– ), Napolitano, Janet (1957– ), Nielsen, Kirstjen (1972– ), Obama, Barack (1961– ), Reagan, Ronald (1911–2004), Ridge, Tom (1945– ), Schumer, Charles E. (1950– ), Sensenbrenner, James (1943– ), Sessions, Jeff (1946– ), Suro, Roberto (na– ), Tanden, Neera (na– ), Trautman, Laurie (na– ), Trump, Donald J. (1946– ), Watson, Derrick (1966– ), Yates, Sally (1960– ), 5 Data and Documents, Introduction, Data, Table 5.1: Legal Immigration to the United States, 1964–2016, Table 5.2: Total Illegal Apprehensions by Fiscal Year, 2000–2017, Compared to the Total Number of Border Patrol Agents, Table 5.3: Customs and Border Protection Enforcement Actions, 2016–2017, Table 5.4: Foreign-Born Population by Region of Birth, U.S. Census, 2010, Table 5.5: Pew Research Center Immigration-Related Public Opinion Polling Data, 2018, Figure 5.1: Total Southwest Border Apprehensions, 2000–2017, Figure 5.2: Total Ice Removals, 2015–2017, Figure 5.3: Unaccompanied Children Apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol at the Southwest Border, FY 2014, Figure 5.4: Refugee Admissions, 1991–2016, and the Top States with Highest Percentage of Initial Resettlement, Documents, The Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986), The Immigrant Visa Process (2018), The Homeland Security Act (2002), The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Mobilization Act (2013), Report on ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (2017), Executive Order 13780: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States (March 6, 2017), Syllabus of Trump v. Hawaii (2018), 6 Resources, Introduction, Books, Leading Scholarly Journals, Films, Videos, 7 Chronology, Glossary, Index, About the Author,

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Book SynopsisThe eagerly awaited 10th edition of Macdonald''s Immigration Law & Practice provides detailed coverage of all aspects of UK Immigration, Asylum and Nationality legislation through a mixture of commentary, supporting legislation and case law. The book is the leading work in this area of law and this edition provides detailed coverage of Brexit and it''s impact.

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Book SynopsisIn Disappearing Rooms Michelle Castañeda lays bare the criminalization of race enacted every day in US immigration courts and detention centers. She uses a performance studies perspective to show how the theatrical concept of mise-en-scène offers new insights about immigration law and the absurdist dynamics of carceral space. Castañeda draws upon her experiences in immigration trials as an interpreter and courtroom companion to analyze the scenography—lighting, staging, framing, gesture, speech, and choreography—of specific rooms within the immigration enforcement system. Castañeda’s ethnographies of proceedings in a “removal” office in New York City, a detention center courtroom in Texas, and an asylum office in the Northeast reveal the depersonalizing violence enacted in immigration law through its embodied, ritualistic, and affective components. She shows how the creative practices of detained and disappeared people liTrade Review"The book … is a quintessential one in times of increasing hatred towards immigrants. This timely book will help the reader understand the intensity of immigration crises and the need for the growth of a humanitarian world than a world with borders." -- T.S. Gangothri * Social Identities *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. Removal Room: Disappearance and the Practice of Accompaniment 19 2. The Prison-Courtroom: No-Show Justice in Family Detention 56 3. Bring Me the Room: Tragic Recognition and the Right Not to Tell Your Story 91 Coda 129 Notes 135 References 159 Index 177

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Book SynopsisIn Disappearing Rooms Michelle Castañeda lays bare the criminalization of race enacted every day in US immigration courts and detention centers. She uses a performance studies perspective to show how the theatrical concept of mise-en-scène offers new insights about immigration law and the absurdist dynamics of carceral space. Castañeda draws upon her experiences in immigration trials as an interpreter and courtroom companion to analyze the scenography—lighting, staging, framing, gesture, speech, and choreography—of specific rooms within the immigration enforcement system. Castañeda’s ethnographies of proceedings in a “removal” office in New York City, a detention center courtroom in Texas, and an asylum office in the Northeast reveal the depersonalizing violence enacted in immigration law through its embodied, ritualistic, and affective components. She shows how the creative practices of detained and disappeared people liTrade Review"The book … is a quintessential one in times of increasing hatred towards immigrants. This timely book will help the reader understand the intensity of immigration crises and the need for the growth of a humanitarian world than a world with borders." -- T.S. Gangothri * Social Identities *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. Removal Room: Disappearance and the Practice of Accompaniment 19 2. The Prison-Courtroom: No-Show Justice in Family Detention 56 3. Bring Me the Room: Tragic Recognition and the Right Not to Tell Your Story 91 Coda 129 Notes 135 References 159 Index 177

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Book SynopsisThe Immigration Act of 1965 was one of the most consequential laws ever passed in the United States and immigration policy continues to be one of the most contentious areas of American politics. As a "nation of immigrants," the United States has a long and complex history of immigration programs and controls which are deeply connected to the shape of American society today. This volume makes sense of the political history and the social impacts of immigration law, showing how legislation has reflected both domestic concerns and wider foreign policy. John S. W. Park examines how immigration law reforms have inspired radically different responses across all levels of government, from cooperation to outright disobedience, and how they continue to fracture broader political debates. He concludes with an overview of how significant, on-going challenges in our interconnected world, including "failed states" and climate change, will shape American migrations for many decades to come.Trade Review"John S.W. Park offers both detail and perspective in this magisterial history of the impacts on society of immigration law and its enforcement in the United States. The scope of the book is breathtaking, from the immigration of the colonists to the travel bans issued in 2017 by President Trump."—Kevin Johnson, University of California, Davis "John S. W. Park has written a timely book that sheds light on one of the most critical issues of the day - immigration. This book is interdisciplinary in all the best ways – drawing tools and insights from across the social sciences and humanities. These astute analyses provide a deep understanding of how immigration laws came to be, what their consequences have been, and what our future may hold. Immigration Law and Society is written in an accessible and congenial voice that will draw students in and hold their attention."—Tanya Golash-Boza, University of California, MercedTable of ContentsPreface Chapter 1. The Two Revolutions Chapter 2. The Kinetic Nation Chapter 3. The Immigration Act of 1965 Chapter 4. The Multiracial State Chapter 5. Common Wealth Chapter 6. The Privileged Classes Chapter 7. Out of Status Chapter 8. Local, State, and Federal Chapter 9. The Great Divide Chapter 10. The Future of American Migrations Epilogue Notes

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Book SynopsisThe Immigration Act of 1965 was one of the most consequential laws ever passed in the United States and immigration policy continues to be one of the most contentious areas of American politics. As a "nation of immigrants," the United States has a long and complex history of immigration programs and controls which are deeply connected to the shape of American society today. This volume makes sense of the political history and the social impacts of immigration law, showing how legislation has reflected both domestic concerns and wider foreign policy. John S. W. Park examines how immigration law reforms have inspired radically different responses across all levels of government, from cooperation to outright disobedience, and how they continue to fracture broader political debates. He concludes with an overview of how significant, on-going challenges in our interconnected world, including "failed states" and climate change, will shape American migrations for many decades to come.Trade Review"John S.W. Park offers both detail and perspective in this magisterial history of the impacts on society of immigration law and its enforcement in the United States. The scope of the book is breathtaking, from the immigration of the colonists to the travel bans issued in 2017 by President Trump."—Kevin Johnson, University of California, Davis "John S. W. Park has written a timely book that sheds light on one of the most critical issues of the day - immigration. This book is interdisciplinary in all the best ways – drawing tools and insights from across the social sciences and humanities. These astute analyses provide a deep understanding of how immigration laws came to be, what their consequences have been, and what our future may hold. Immigration Law and Society is written in an accessible and congenial voice that will draw students in and hold their attention."—Tanya Golash-Boza, University of California, MercedTable of ContentsPreface Chapter 1. The Two Revolutions Chapter 2. The Kinetic Nation Chapter 3. The Immigration Act of 1965 Chapter 4. The Multiracial State Chapter 5. Common Wealth Chapter 6. The Privileged Classes Chapter 7. Out of Status Chapter 8. Local, State, and Federal Chapter 9. The Great Divide Chapter 10. The Future of American Migrations Epilogue Notes

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Book SynopsisHow do courts reconcile protecting family life with immigration control in human rights cases? This book addresses that question through an analysis of 11 UK Supreme Court decisions on immigration and family life, mostly focusing on Article 8 ECHR, the right to respect for family life, and starting with Huang v SSHD in 2007. The analysis is set against a national context that includes the Human Rights Act 1998 and regular controversies over immigration. The book explains how the European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence has developed in recent years, but, particularly in the absence of children, it often still awards little weight to claims by citizens and residents to be joined by family when immigration status is an issue. This reflects governments’ resistance to encroachment on their control over borders. The Supreme Court decisions show that, despite powers conferred by the Human Rights Act, a more nuanced position in domestic law was difficult to articulate and sustain. The book explores the way in which these problems were reflected in the changing language, argumentation, and structure of judgments. These problems revealed judges to be strategic actors drawing on personal and institutional values and responding to the shifting political context. A more generous reading of Article 8 would be legally coherent but needs wider societal support to be realisable. The book ends with a discussion of how, if such support were present, the jurisprudence could give more weight to the needs of families. It is vital reading for anyone interested in families and immigration, and in the problems and potential of human rights adjudication.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Family Reunification, Human Rights and Judges I. About the Book II. Chapter Outline III. Family Reunification IV. Human Rights and Family Life V. Judges VI. Methodology 2. Introduction to the UK’s Constitutional, Court and Immigration System I. Introduction II. The UK’s Legal and Constitutional Framework III. The Human Rights Act 1998 IV. Regulating Family Reunification in the UK V. The Immigration Control Framework in the UK VI. Appeals and the Court System VII. Conclusion 3. The European Court of Human Rights: Strait is the Gate I. Introduction II. Why is Family Reunification and Article 8 So Problematic? III. Article 8(1): Family Life IV. Article 8(2) Proportionality 1: Immigration Controls, Positive Obligations and the Margin of Appreciation V. Article 8(2) Proportionality 2: Fair Balance VI. Conclusion 4. Huang: Breathing Life into Article 8 I. Introduction II. The Immigration Battleground III. A Sense of Judicial Purpose IV. The Legal Problem Addressed by Huang V. The Legal Findings in Huang VI. ‘Human Beings are Social Animals’ VII. The Aftermath of Huang VIII. The Signifi cance of Huang and its Limits IX. Conclusion 5. ‘Good News from on High’: The First Post-Huang Phase I. Introduction II. Beoku-Betts: Including All the Family III. Chikwamba: Applying In-Country or Abroad IV. EB (Kosovo): Delay, Proportionality and Reinforcing Huang V. Reflections on the First Phase Decisions VI. Conclusion 6. Still Family First: The Second Post-Huang Phase I. Introduction II. Baiai: The Right to Marry III. Mahad: Third Party Support IV. ZH (Tanzania): The Best Interests of Children V. Quila: Forced Marriage and the Minimum Age for Sponsorship or Entry VI. A Complex Relationship with Article 8 VII. Conclusion 7. The Supreme Court Rolls Back: The Third Post-Huang Phase I. Introduction II. A New Background III. Ali and Bibi: Pre-entry Language Testing 0 IV. MM (Lebanon): The Minimum Income Requirement V. Agyarko: Regularisation and Precariousness VI. Reflections on the Third Phase Decisions VII. Reflections on Huang and the Three Phases VIII. Conclusion 8. A Better Article 8 is Possible I. Introduction II. Why Human Rights? III. Stick or Twist? The Case for Treating Family Reunification as a Positive Obligation IV. Family Life Beyond the ‘Core’ Family V. The Public Interest 1: The ‘General Interest’ and Family Life VI. The Public Interest 2: Immigration Control VII. Precarious Residence and Exceptionality VIII. Sponsors and Citizenship IX. Family Life and Immigration: The New Approach in Practice X. Conclusion 9. Concluding Remarks I. Introduction II. The Impact of Article 8 on Immigration Policy III. The Supreme Court as a Moral and Political Actor IV. A Coherent Legal Interpretation of Article 8 V. Final Words: Making Family Matter

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Book SynopsisThis monograph investigates the International, European and Commonwealth Caribbean approaches to human trafficking from an Analytical Eclectic perspective. It presents a compelling, empirically based argument that although there is currently a panoply of measures aimed at preventing human trafficking, prosecuting offenders and protecting trafficked victims in both Europe and the Commonwealth Caribbean, these measures have in practice been fraught with a number of challenges, whether of a normative, institutional or individual nature. The continued existence of these challenges strongly suggests that there exists a ‘disconnect’ between anti-trafficking law and practice which is not peculiar to small-island developing States since they also extend to developed States, including the United Kingdom. Although these challenges are not insurmountable, this monograph advances the argument that sustained social, economic, political and legal commitments are both necessary and desirable, and that without such commitments, only pyrrhic victories would be won in the fight to eradicate the scourge of the twenty-first century. Given the importance of the issue of human trafficking and its inescapable impact on victims, families, communities, nations, regions and the international community as a whole, this monograph will serve as an important resource for policy makers, scholars, students and practitioners actively working in this increasingly dynamic area of law.Trade ReviewFrom the Foreword: Jason Haynes has approached this difficult topic with a balance of academic rigour and humanity. In addition to providing an invaluable source of information and data, he presents challenging arguments compelling everyone, especially politicians, lawyers, judges and academics to look again at the way in which we tackle these complex problems. -- Hon Mrs Justice Maura McGowan QC, DBE, High Court Judge, LondonFrom the Foreword: This book is an essential and fundamental guide to any person or organisation that is interested or concerned about human trafficking... This book is stimulating and thought-provoking and empowers those who read it to revisit the laws, practices and protocols within their countries, and to employ their best efforts to ensure that firstly human trafficking is eradicated; secondly, that victims of human trafficking, in particular, children are protected; thirdly, that adequate safeguards are put in place; and, just as importantly, there is continued informative discussion and debate about the issue. -- Hon Mr Justice Shiraz Aziz, Supreme Court Judge, Turks and Caicos IslandsTable of Contents1. Introduction I. Overview II. Locating the ‘Commonwealth Caribbean’ III. Situational Overview IV. Further Afield V. Summary VI. Structure of the Monograph 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Human Trafficking Introduction I. Economic Theory II. Criminology Theories III. Feminist Theories IV. Brief Reflections V. Analytic Eclecticism VI. Methodology Conclusion 3. International Dimensions of Anti-Trafficking Law and Practice Introduction I. The Criminal Justice Approach II. The Human Rights Approach Conclusion 4. The European Approach to Human Trafficking Introduction I. Situational Overview II. Legal Frameworks III. Political and Institutional Commitment IV. Public Awareness, Stakeholder Collaboration and Capacity Building V. Criminalisation and Sanctioning VI. Investigation, Victim Identification and Referral VII. A Victim-Centred Approach VIII. Protection of Trafficked Victims IX. Material, Medical and Psychological Assistance and Accommodation X. Protection and Support for Child Victims XI. Regularisation of Immigration Status, Repatriation and Reintegration XII. Compensation XIII. Hegemonic Assumptions Conclusion 5. Anti-Trafficking Law and Practice in England and Wales Introduction I. Criminalising Trafficking in Persons II. Investigating Trafficking in Persons III. Identifying and Referring Victims of Trafficking IV. Discretionary Leave to Remain V. Support and Assistance of Trafficked Victims VI. Child Victims of Trafficking VII. Criminal Proceedings VIII. Compensating Victims of Trafficking for Harm Suffered IX. The Non-Punishment of Victims of Trafficking X. Institutional Commitment XI. Confiscation/Forfeiture of Assets XII. Prevention and Risk Orders XIII. Transparency in Supply Chains Conclusion 6. Normative Aspects of Caribbean Anti-Trafficking Law and Practice Introduction I. Domestic Legal Framework II. Normative Considerations Conclusion 7. Institutional Aspects of Caribbean Anti-Trafficking Law and Practice Introduction I. Human Trafficking on the National/Regional Agenda II. Capacity Building III. Stakeholder Collaboration IV. Victim Identification and Referral V. Court Proceedings Conclusion 8. Individual Aspects of Caribbean Anti-Trafficking Law and Practice Introduction I. Primacy of Victims’ Rights II. Meeting the Basic Needs of Trafficked Victims III. Medical and Psychological Assistance IV. The Special Position of Child Victims V. Accommodation VI. Privacy and Confidentiality VII. Information, Documentation and Interpretation/Translation VIII. Regularisation of Victims’ Immigration Status IX. Repatriation X. Reintegration Conclusion 9. Conclusion: The Way Forward Introduction I. General Findings II. Reforming Anti-Trafficking Law and Practice III. Summary

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Book Synopsis'Combating' irregular migration is one of the key challenges to migration management at EU level. This book addresses one of the most pressing structural problems regarding the EU’s return policy: the low return rate of irregularly staying migrants. In this regard the EU Return Directive obliges Member States to issue a return decision, yet only 40% of such decisions are enforced annually. Moreover, despite the political and legal efforts, the EU is not making any significant progress in enforcing the rules it has laid down in the Return Directive. The legislation of EU Member States may, however, serve as a source for possible solutions to ‘combat’ the problem of irregularly staying migrants. It is for this reason that the book compares the system of regularisations in Austria, Germany and Spain. Regularisations constitute an effective alternative to returns because they terminate the irregular residence of migrants, not through deportation, but rather by granting a right of residence. Regularisation is therefore understood as each legal decision that awards legal residency to irregularly staying migrants. As is shown by the examination and comparison of regularisations in Austria, Germany and Spain, differentiated systems of regularisation exist at national level. However, EU regularisations supplementing the present return policy would be more effective at ‘combating’ irregular migration at EU level.Trade Review[T]his new monograph is an important contribution to the field of regularisation in the EU, and fills a key gap in the current literature by providing a systematic, integrated and detailed legal analysis of this phenomenon at the level of the Member States. It updates dated studies of regularisation from the perspective of legal science, a necessary move in a field of law that is both complex and rapidly evolving. * European Law Review *

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Book SynopsisCan it be argued that there exists a concept of Nordic citizenship, founded on inter-Nordic cooperation and its relationship with EU law and EEA law? Researchers from all five Nordic States (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) explore the tensions, gaps, and overlaps arising from the interplay of EU citizenship, EEA law, and the Nordic initiatives that aim to facilitate cross-border mobility of persons in the region. The analysis takes a dual approach. Firstly, it tracks the legal development of nationality law in Nordic states. Secondly, it sets out the rights of residence and access to social rights that follow from the three different regimes. It asks if the Nordic States, through their regional cooperation, are ‘going beyond’ EU free movement law, making naturalisation to a citizenship in a Nordic state particularly attractive. This important new work gives a unique perspective on EU citizenship and free movement law.Table of ContentsPART I INTRODUCTION 1. Free Movement of Persons in the Nordic States Katarina Hyltén-Cavallius (Linnaeus University, Sweden ) and Jaan Paju (Stockholm University, Sweden) PART II THE INTERPLAY OF EU LAW, EEA LAW AND NORDIC COOPERATION: VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES 2. The Vision and Legal Reality of Regional Integration in the Nordic States Henrik Wenander (Lund University, Sweden) 3. Free Movement of Persons in the Nordic States through EU Law and EEA Law Graham Butler (Aarhus University, Denmark) 4. Fundamental Rights of the Individual in EEA Law: The Tension between the ECHR Standards and the EU Charter Davíð Þór Björgvinsson (University of Akureyri and University of Iceland) 5. Closure of Borders in the Three Nordic EU Member States During the Covid-19 Pandemic Ulla Neergaard 9 University of Copenhagen, Denmark), Jaan Paju (Stockholm University, Sweden) and Juha Raitio (University of Helsinki, Finland) PART III THE INDIVIDUAL’S ACCESS TO FREE MOVEMENT RIGHTS IN THE NORDIC REGION 6. Free Movement Rights in Denmark Catherine Jacqueson (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) 7. Free Movement Rights in Sweden Thomas Erhag (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) 8. Free Movement Rights in Finland Päivi J Neuvonen (Durham University, UK) 9. Free Movement Rights in Norway Christian NK Franklin (University of Bergen, Norway) 10. Free Movement Rights in Iceland Ciarán Burke (University of Jena, Germany) and Ólafur Ísberg Hannesson (EFTA Court, Luxembourg) 11. Free Movement of Persons and the Autonomous Territories in the Danish Kingdom: Greenland and the Faroe Islands Ulla Neergaard (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) PART IV CONCLUSION 12. Flickering Contours of a Nordic Citizenship Encircling a Legal Core of EU/EEA Law Katarina Hyltén-Cavallius (Linnaeus University, Sweden ) and Jaan Paju (Stockholm University, Sweden)

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Book SynopsisThis open access book takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the phenomenon of investment migration in order to better understand it and its legal, political, and conceptual implications. The book consists of three parts. The first part documents recent trends in investment migration and seeks to comprehend its implications for our understanding of the concept of citizenship. The second part provides a legal and normative assessment of investment migration, from the perspective of both EU and international law. The third part presents case studies on investment migration practices in countries around the world, including countries that have so far remained under-researched. The book assembles several of the leading experts in the field, from law, sociology, and politics, and is based on a selection of the most interesting contributions to Investment Migration Working Papers. It gives a balanced, expert analysis of a sometimes controversial field of the law of immigration and citizenship.The ebook editions of this book are available under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Central European University.

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Book SynopsisThe EU has become a powerful migration policy actor. As a result, European migration policy is increasingly coming into conflict with its obligation to protect human rights. This open access volume names the most urgent challenges, develops the relevant legal standards and makes proposals for reform. Central problem areas included are: -access to asylum in the EU -freedom of movement for migrants -legal procedural guarantees -the ban on discrimination based on residence status -respect for social and family ties in migration control measures -the guarantee of minimum social rights for irregular migrants, and -the public and civil society infrastructure to defend human rights. The eBook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748926740. Open access was funded by the Stiftung Mercator.Trade ReviewFor academics, Human Rights Challenges to European Migration Policy is worth reading primarily for its methodological approach … such a text is extremely refreshing. -- Johannes Eicbenhofer * Journal for Immigration Law and Policy *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Nature and Purpose of this Study Chapter 1 – Ensuring Access to Asylum Chapter 2 – Ensuring Liberty and Freedom of Movement Chapter 3 – Guaranteeing Procedural Standards Chapter 4 – Preventing Discrimination Chapter 5 – Preserving Social and Family Ties Chapter 6 – Guaranteeing Socio-Economic Rights Chapter 7 – Fostering Human Rights Infrastructure

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Book Synopsis(B)ordering Britain argues that Britain is the spoils of empire, its immigration law is colonial violence and irregular immigration is anti-colonial resistance. In announcing itself as postcolonial through immigration and nationality laws passed in the 60s, 70s and 80s, Britain cut itself off symbolically and physically from its colonies and the Commonwealth, taking with it what it had plundered. This imperial vanishing act cast Britain’s colonial history into the shadows. The British Empire, about which Britons know little, can be remembered fondly as a moment of past glory, as a gift once given to the world. Meanwhile immigration laws are justified on the basis that they keep the undeserving hordes out. In fact, immigration laws are acts of colonial seizure and violence. They obstruct the vast majority of racialised people from accessing colonial wealth amassed in the course of colonial conquest. Regardless of what the law, media and political discourse dictate, people with personal, ancestral or geographical links to colonialism, or those existing under the weight of its legacy of race and racism, have every right to come to Britain and take back what is theirs.Trade Review'(B)ordering Britain is a hugely significant study that undertakes the urgent task of situating controversial topics such as migration and asylum within the larger history of empire and race. Powerfully written and knowledgeable, it brilliantly illuminates the links between colonialism, dispossession, poverty, racism, immigration and law, challenging familiar assumptions and complacent narratives about British imperial history as it does so. El-Enany demonstrates a fluent command of both law and history, at the intersection of which emerge the much-misunderstood and frequently mythologized figures of the "migrant", the "refugee", and the "asylum-seeker." Essential reading for anyone interested in how imperial history shapes the present.Priyamvada Gopal, author of Insurgent Empire: Anticolonial resistance and British dissent'One of our best hopes for intervening in colonialism as an ongoing project is to identify how that project has shaped and continues to shape our world. This book does just that. Through a careful analysis of British immigration law, Nadine El-Enany shows us not only how legal categories are racial categories but also how legacies of the British empire are “felt viscerally across the world.” This book is powerful and necessary, timely and urgent, clear and cogent. Highly recommended to anyone interested in unlearning colonial legacies.'Sara Ahmed, author of What’s the use and Living a feminist life'Shattering the dominant narrative that the British empire is something of the past, (B)ordering Britain tells the uncomfortable truth: colonialism is a condition that is thriving today. El-Enany offers a powerful legal critique of Britain’s immigration laws, which deny colonised subjects land and resources whilst exploiting the few they let in for the nation’s own economic advantage. Bravely speaking in terms of reparation rather than refuge, El-Enany’s book is as much a blueprint for racial justice across the globe as it is a forensic investigation into its racialised infrastructure.'David Lammy MP'Colonialism never really ends. The formerly colonized remain the targets of imperial power long after their lands have been looted. The concentration of wealth in the hands of white elites demands no less. (B)ordering Britain tells the legal story of an unbroken colonization where citizenship itself is the structure created to maintain the racial lines of colonial and capitalist accumulation. Close the gates, slow the exodus from the colonies to a trickle, and keep those who made it in under conditions of precarity: this is the basis of immigration and asylum law. El-Enany fearlessly tracks the imperial line in law from the first immigration and asylum laws to the Windrush Affair and Brexit. A timely and compelling book.' Sherene H. Razack, Distinguished Professor and the Penny Kanner Endowed Chair, the University of California at Los Angeles'This book's meticulous analysis of the racism that underpins UK immigration regimes is a searing indictment of British government policy, past and present. It is a hugely important contribution to understanding the relation between immigration and race, and a must read for students and scholars of migration.'Bridget Anderson, Director of the Bristol Institute on Migration and Mobility Studies and Professor of Migration, Mobilities and Citizenship'El-Enany’s erudite account of the colonial divisions and violence which contemporary immigration laws enact sets a new bar for future research on Britain’s Immigration and nationality laws.'Patricia Tuitt, Legal Academic, patriciatuitt.com, author of Race, Law and Resistance‘A supreme piece of demystification, which takes aim at one of the most prevalent and insidious errors of thought in modern times.’Morning Star'(B)ordering Britain is a bold and meticulous study of how contemporary Britain is the spoils of the empire. The book makes you sit up and take stock of what we may quite naively regard as the bygone empire, to be indeed the driving force of all the riches and wealth in present-day Britain. This is nothing short of a revolutionary stand, because the author retrieves the silences within law and tacit acceptances of colonial discrimination faced by racialized minorities in the UK, in everyday life – at the physical borders where they face scrutiny, or the heavy hand of an ever changing immigration system that fall disproportionately on racialized migrants.'Ethnic and Racial Studies'(B)ordering Britain is a timely and valuable contribution to an impressive line of work on citizenship and immigration law and their relationship with the meaning of British-ness.'Rieko Karatani, Journal of British Studies'The message of this book is that migration and immigration laws need to be understood in the historical context of British and European colonialism.'Sadie Chana, Patterns of Prejudice, 54(5)'The book's historical account of the role of migration law in defining British identity makes a key contribution to the existing literature. In addition, it also explains more recent trends and perspectives on immigration. The book will be most useful for students of law or those involved in immigration law, though policy-makers and the wider public might also benefit from its insights. Overall, El-Enany's argument has one important implication for Britain's future: although the country's postcolonial multicultural identity is not as ordered or justified as we like to think it is, it still presents a worthwhile and exciting goal.'David Lawrence, International Affairs, Volume 98, Issue 6 -- .Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Britain as the spoils of empire 1 Bordering and ordering 2 Aliens: immigration law’s racial architecture 3 Subjects and citizens: cordoning off colonial spoils 4 Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers: predictable arrivals5 European citizens and third country nationals: Europe’s colonial embraceConclusion: ‘Go home’ as an invitation to stayNotesAcknowledgementsIndex

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Book SynopsisRefugees have moved into the spotlight of public debate in Europe and North America, where they are targeted by multiple welfare state interventions. This volume analyses the tensions that emerge within the strong welfare states of Northern Europe when faced with an increased immigration of protection-seeking people. Examining the encounter between refugees and the welfare states, this book explores the daily strategies and experiences of newly settled groups and the role of media discourses and welfare policies in shaping those experiences.Building on both textual analyses and ethnographic fieldwork in welfare institutions, asylum centres, and refugee communities, this volume provides an in-depth understanding of the complex realities faced by refugees: deterrence and categorisation, struggle and success, mobility and stagnation. As social phenomena, Northern Europe’s asylum systems and integration programmes must be understood in the context of the bureaucratisation of everyday life.Trade Review'This collection analysing the entanglements of representation, governance and risk when immigration/asylum policy meets welfare states is a significant development in migration studies. Careful empirical work and fascinating analysis exposes bureaucratic violence. A must read for those interested in all areas of state policy.'Bridget Anderson, Professor of Migration, Mobilities and Citizenship, University of Bristol'Illuminating the complex and contradictory ways in which Northern European states evoked their welfare systems as a rationale for, and means of, controlling, disciplining and managing the 2015 ‘refugee crisis’, this volume offers an important contribution to research on the construction of refugeeness and how this is experienced by refugees.'Karen Fog Olwig, Professor of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen -- .Table of Contents1 Refugees and the violence of welfare bureaucracies in Northern Europe: an introduction – Dalia Abdelhady, Nina Gren, and Martin Joormann Part I: Governing refugees2 Social class, economic capital and the Swedish, German and Danish asylum systems – Martin Joormann3 Lesson for the future or threat to sovereignty? Contesting the meaning of the 2015 refugee crisis in Sweden – Admir Skodo4 Representations of the refugee Crisis in Denmark: deterrence polices and refugee strategies – Martin Bak Jørgensen5 Minimum rights policies targeting people seeking protection in Denmark and Sweden – Annika LindbergPart II: Disciplining refugees6 Images of crisis and the crisis of images: a visual analysis of four frames of representation of ‘refugeness’ in Swedish newspapers – Jelena Jovicic 7 Media constructions of the refugee crisis in Sweden: institutions and the challenges of refugee governance – Dalia Abdelhady8 (De-)legitimation of migration: a critical study of social media discourses – Marie Sundström and Hedvig ObeniusPart III: The Meaning of refugeeness9 Living bureaucratization: young Palestinian men encountering a Swedish introductory program for refugees – Nina Gren10 Aspiration, appreciation, and frustration: Syrian asylum seekers and bureaucracy in Germany – Wendy Pearlman11 The trauma of waiting: understanding the violence of the benevolent welfare state – Nerina Weiss12 Bureaucratised banality: asylum and immobility in Britain, Denmark and Sweden – Victoria Canning

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Book SynopsisThrough case studies from Australia, Europe and the US, this book explores how emotion is central to understanding the formation of immigration policy. The author looks beyond the ‘negative’ emotions of fear and hostility to examine the politics of compassion in immigration and asylum policy discourse.Trade Review"Surely a must-read for scholars interested in the recent ‘refugee crisis’, and those who more broadly want to comprehend how compassion is used both to uphold and counter asylum and immigration policies… the first extensive study of how ‘benevolence’ is articulated in immigration and asylum debates in the ‘minority world’, making the book very topical and useful to understand ongoing events." Migration Studies, June 2019“This lucid, useful book throws new light on how we think about migration. It deftly links theory and evidence to explain the ‘compassionate refusal’ used to justify exclusionary migration policies.” Hannah Jones, University of WarwickTable of ContentsA crisis of compassion The emotional politics of immigration and asylum Emotion, colonialism and immigration policy The intolerable death of Alan Kurdi Victims, villains and saviours Withholding compassion Outrage, responsibility and accountability Self-care and solidarity: the undocumented immigrant youth movement Conclusion

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Book SynopsisHow many questions could you answer in a pub quiz about British values? Designed to ensure new migrants have accepted British values and integrated, the UK's citizenship test is often portrayed as a bad pub quiz with answers few citizens know. With the launch of a new post-Brexit immigration system, this is a critical time to change the test. Thom Brooks draws on first-hand experience of taking the test, and interviews with key figures including past Home Secretaries, to expose the test as ineffective and a barrier to citizenship. This accessible guide offers recommendations for transforming the citizenship test into a ‘bridge to citizenship’ which fosters greater inclusion and integration.Table of Contents1. A Bad Pub Quiz 2. Why Test for Citizenship? 3. A New Beginning 4. Not Learning from Mistakes 5. From Trivia to Trivial 6. Building Bridges and a Better Test 7. Conclusion and Recommendations

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Book SynopsisIn recent years, the United Kingdom's Home Office has started using automated systems to make immigration decisions. These systems promise faster, more accurate, and cheaper decision-making, but in practice they have exposed people to distress, disruption, and even deportation. This book identifies a pattern of risky experimentation with automated systems in the Home Office. It analyses three recent case studies including: a voice recognition system used to detect fraud in English-language testing; an algorithm for identifying ‘risky’ visa applications; and automated decision-making in the EU Settlement Scheme. The book argues that a precautionary approach is essential to ensure that society benefits from government automation without exposing individuals to unacceptable risks.Table of ContentsForeword - Catherine O’Regan 1. The Home Office Laboratory 2. Testing Systems 3. The Brexit Prototype 4. Category Errors 5. Precautionary Measures

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Book SynopsisThe word ‘refugee’ is both evocative and contested; it means different things to different people. For lawyers, the main legal reference point is the UN Refugee Convention of 1951. This concise and engaging book follows the structure of the Convention to explore international refugee law. Including an introduction to the historical and legal context, Colin Yeo draws on his experience as an immigration barrister to explain the present-day legal framework for global refugee protection. Chapters consider: • well-founded fear; • persecution; • the loss of refugee status and exclusion; • the rights of refugees; • and state responses to refugee claims. The book includes studies of key legal cases, reviews the successes and failures of the Convention and looks ahead to the future, including the impact of climate change and the Global Compact on Refugees. Communicating important legal concepts in an approachable way, this is an essential guide for students, lawyers and non-specialists.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Legal Framework 2. Well-founded Fear 3. Being Persecuted 4. Protection and Relocation 5. Reasons for Persecution 6. Cessation and Exclusion 7. Rights of Refugees 8. Refugee Status Determination Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe word ‘refugee’ is both evocative and contested; it means different things to different people. For lawyers, the main legal reference point is the UN Refugee Convention of 1951. This concise and engaging book follows the structure of the Convention to explore international refugee law. Including an introduction to the historical and legal context, Colin Yeo draws on his experience as an immigration barrister to explain the present-day legal framework for global refugee protection. Chapters consider: • well-founded fear; • persecution; • the loss of refugee status and exclusion; • the rights of refugees; • and state responses to refugee claims. The book includes studies of key legal cases, reviews the successes and failures of the Convention and looks ahead to the future, including the impact of climate change and the Global Compact on Refugees. Communicating important legal concepts in an approachable way, this is an essential guide for students, lawyers and non-specialists.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Legal Framework 2. Well-founded Fear 3. Being Persecuted 4. Protection and Relocation 5. Reasons for Persecution 6. Cessation and Exclusion 7. Rights of Refugees 8. Refugee Status Determination Conclusion

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Book SynopsisIndividuals apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security and placed into expedited immigration proceedings are to be removed from the country without a hearing in immigration court unless they express an intention to apply for asylum, or a fear of persecution, torture, or return to their country. Chapter 1 examines (1) USCIS and EOIR data on fear screenings, (2) USCIS policies and procedures for overseeing fear screenings, and (3) USCIS and EOIR processes for workload management. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) temporarily holds individuals in its facilities and processes them for further action, such as release or transfer to ICE. ICE manages the nation's immigration detention system. ICE utilizes various facility types to detain individuals, such as those owned and operated by ICE and contract facilities. Chapter 2 examines (1) what available data indicate about pregnant women detained or held in DHS facilities, (2) DHS policies and standards that address the care of pregnant women, and (3) what is known about the care provided to pregnant women in DHS facilities. Unauthorized migration across the U.S. Southwest border poses considerable challenges to federal agencies that apprehend and process unauthorized migrants (aliens) due to changing characteristics and motivations of migrants in the past few years as reported in chapter 3. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) experienced a significant increase in the number of individuals apprehended at or between U.S. ports of entry along the southwest border. To help address this issue, in May 2019, CBP determined it needed a temporary soft-sided facility for processing and holding single adults in the El Paso Border Patrol sector as discussed in chapter 4.Table of ContentsPreface; Immigration: Actions Needed to Strengthen USCISs Oversight and Data Quality of Credible and Reasonable Fear Screenings; Immigration Detention: Care of Pregnant Women in DHS Facilities; Immigration: Recent Apprehension Trends at the U.S. Southwest Border; Audrey Singer and William A. Kandel; Border Security: U.S. Customs and Border Protections Management of a Temporary Facility in Texas Raised Concerns about Resources Used; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) authorizes and in some cases requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain non-U.S. nationals (aliens) arrested for immigration violations that render them removable from the United States. An alien may be subject to detention pending an administrative determination as to whether the alien should be removed, and, if subject to a final order of removal, pending efforts to secure the alien's removal from the United States. The immigration detention scheme is multifaceted, with different rules that turn on several factors, such as whether the alien is seeking admission into the United States or has been lawfully admitted into the country; whether the alien has engaged in certain proscribed conduct; and whether the alien has been issued a final order of removal. In many instances DHS maintains discretion to release an alien from custody. But in some instances, such as when an alien has committed specified crimes, the governing statutes have been understood to allow release from detention only in limited circumstances. This book focuses on current topics concerning immigration detention and enforcement.Table of ContentsPreface; Immigration Detention: A Legal Overview; The Law of Immigration Detention: A Brief Introduction; Is Mandatory Detention of Unlawful Entrants Seeking Asylum Constitutional; Immigration Detainers: Background and Recent Legal Developments; Nielsen v. Preap: High Court Clarifies Application of Immigration Detention Statute to Criminal Aliens; Immigration Detention: ICE Should Enhance Its Use of Facility Oversight Data and Management of Detainee Complaints; Immigration Detention: Actions Needed to Improve Planning, Documentation, and Oversight of Detention Facility Contracts; Immigration Enforcement: Arrests, Detentions, and Removals, and Issues Related to Selected Populations; COVID-19s Effect on Interior Immigration Enforcement and Detention; Index.

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Book SynopsisU.S. immigration policy is governed largely by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The United States has long distinguished temporary immigration from permanent immigration. Temporary immigration occurs through the admission of visitors for specific purposes and limited periods of time. Permanent immigration occurs through family- and employer-sponsored categories, the diversity immigrant visa lottery, and refugee and asylee admissions. This book looks at key issues concerning visas.Table of ContentsPreface; Non-immigrant and Immigrant Visa Categories: Data Brief (Updated); The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program; H-2A and H-2B Temporary Worker Visas: Policy and Related Issues; Temporary Work Visa Holders in the United States, By the Numbers; The H-2B Visa and the Statutory Cap; EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa; Immigration: Recalcitrant Countries and the Use of Visa Sanctions to Encourage Cooperation with Alien Removals; Visa Waiver Program; Adding Countries to the Visa Waiver Program: Effects on National Security and Tourism; COVID-19-Related Suspension of Nonimmigrant Entry; Index.

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Book SynopsisOpen Immigration: Yea by Alex Nowrasteh Extensive immigration restrictions are an attempt by the U.S. government to centrally manage the demographics, labor market, and culture of the United States instead of letting those facets of our society develop naturally -- as they have throughout most of history. Many objections have been raised against a return to America's traditional free-immigration policy, but they are without merit and ignore immigration's tremendous benefits. In this Broadside, Alex Nowrasteh explains how a policy of open immigration is consistent with America's founding principles, the ideals of a free society, and the foundation of a free-market economy. Immigration restrictions should be based on protecting the life, liberty, and private property of Americans from those who are most likely to infringe upon them. A freer immigration system would not only be economically beneficial to the United States, but it would also be consistent with American values. Open Immigration: Nay by Mark Krikorian Immigration has always been an important part of America's story. Over the past century, however, the United States has seen drastic changes -- in government spending, the economy, technology, security, and assimilation -- and the needs of the nation have changed. Mass immigration is no longer compatible with those needs. In this Broadside, Mark Krikorian argues that the federal immigration program needs to adjust to the realities of modern America by scaling back the number of newcomers who are allowed to settle in the country. While this doesn't mean zero immigration, it does mean that we must evaluate and permit only the most compelling cases. What worked in the past will not work today, and our immigration policies must change in response to new circumstances.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents and discusses information regarding an increase in border security and the issues surrounding the removal of illegal aliens. Topics discussed include an overview of an implementation policy concerning the removal of aliens in the U.S., border security agencies and their missions; barriers along the U.S. international border; the Department of Homeland Security Intelligence Enterprise and airport passenger security screenings.

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